Part one starts in 1903 when Walter Davidson is forced to transfer his farm and land to the C.M.P. Railroad, he uses the property money to fund his business-scheming younger brother Arthur and his friend and engineering student Bill Harley after seeing their designs to develop a new motorbike using a Flying Merkel bicycle frame and a homemade engine.Harley and the Davidsons Season 2 DVD They establish the Harley-Davidson Motor Company in their hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a financial backer, and start production on their bikes. To boost sales,Harley and the Davidsons Season 2Walter puts his life at risk by testing their creation in a series of enduro-races against the industry standard, Indian Motorcycles, led by its founder George Hendee. But the death of their former racer and friend during a competition on the deadly Motordrome makes them question the future of racing on these steeply-banked wooden tracks.